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LOT 2549
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 1-25. Anted D-Bar type (Icenian G).
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines surrounded by two lines of pellets / Celticized horse to right, surrounded by pellets; above, daisy or sun symbol; monogram of ANT[E]D below. ABC 1645; Van Arsdell 711; SCBC 441. Very Fine.(0.912gr, 13mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 35-25 BC. Norfolk Boar Phallic type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Stylised boar to right, pellet below / Stylised horse to right, [pellet triads either side of] four-spoked wheel above, cotter-pin shaped line between pellet triads below. Cf. ABC 1582; cf. Van Arsdell 659-1; SCBC 431. 0.87gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 50-100. Early Uninscribed. Boar/Horse type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Stylised boar to right, rings above long bristles on boar's back, pellets below and before / Horse prancing to right, ladder mane, pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above, star below. ABC 1579; BMC 3455-3472; Van Arsdell 657-3; SCBC 431. 1.06gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Mike Vosper, London Coin Fair, 7 May 2011. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Half Unit. Circa AD 1-43. Stickman Boar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Stylised boar to right, spear in front, pellet below / Horse to right, short dashes for mane, ringed-pellet above; 'stickman' below. ABC 1624; Van Arsdell 661; BMC 3517-20; EV -; SCBC 437. 0.22gr, 9mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Bold stickman. Rare.
Ex Chris Rudd (List 115, no.21/13180 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd's footnote: 'Our so-called 'stickman' is of course a five-pointed star. This is a really sharp example and extraordinarily light in weight. Indeed it is only a quarter of the weight of a full silver unit. Maybe we should call it a 'minim' rather than a half unit?'
